John Karlen

John Karlen

Deceased · Born: May 28, 1933 · Died: Jan 22, 2020

Personal Details

Born May 28, 1933 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Parents
  • Helen Agnes Balondowicz
  • Adam Marion Karlewicz

Biography

John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz) was an American character actor who played multiple roles (Willie Loomis, Carl Collins, William H. Loomis, Desmond Collins, Alex Jenkins, and Kendrick Young) on the ABC serial Dark Shadows, in various episodes which aired from 1966 to 1971. Karlen also played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series Cagney & Lacey (1982–88).

Career

1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Harvey Lacey
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1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Harvey Lacey
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Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Harvey Lacey
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Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography as Jerry Barr
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MacShayne: Winner Takes All
MacShayne: Winner Takes All as Waldo Church
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Mad About You
Mad About You as Gus Stemple
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1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Jack McAllister
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Surf Ninjas
Surf Ninjas as Mac
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1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Jake Morrison
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In a Child's Name
In a Child's Name as Joe Silvano
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1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Sgt. Madden
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1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop
The Cover Girl and the Cop as Lieutenant Wingo
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Babycakes
Babycakes as Al
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Martin McGinn
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1988
Police Story: Burnout
Police Story: Burnout as Capt. Harrison
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227
227
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1987
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder as Albert
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Daddy
Daddy as Mike Burnette
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1986
Native Son
Native Son as Max
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The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Welcome Home, Bobby
Welcome Home, Bobby as Geffin
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1985
Hostage Flight
Hostage Flight as DiSalvo
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1984
Impulse
Impulse as Bob Russell
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Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon as Mr. Nash
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Gimme an 'F'
Gimme an 'F' as Bucky Berkshire
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1982
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story as Uncle George
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Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey as Harvey Lacey
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1981
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven as The Detective
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1980
Quincy M.E.
Quincy M.E.
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1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Charlie Powers
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1978
Killer's Delight
Killer's Delight as Danny
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The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files as Leo
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1976
A Small Town in Texas
A Small Town in Texas as Lenny
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All in the Family
All in the Family as Leo
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1975
The Kansas City Massacre
The Kansas City Massacre as Sam Cowley
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Trilogy of Terror
Trilogy of Terror as Thomas Amman
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Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Harris
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1974
The Wide World of Mystery
Melvin Purvis G-MAN
Melvin Purvis G-MAN as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
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1973
Shirts/Skins
Shirts/Skins as Herbie Bush
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The Wide World of Mystery
The Wide World of Mystery as Otto Roget
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
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The Invasion of Carol Enders
The Invasion of Carol Enders as David Hastings
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Kojak
Kojak as Pinky
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1972
Night of Terror
Night of Terror as Manning
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1971
Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness as Stefan Chilton
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Night of Dark Shadows
Night of Dark Shadows as Alex Jenkins
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1970
House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis
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1966
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis
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2019
Master of Dark Shadows